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Quote of the Day

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“Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Eighth Selection (1991)

Author YahooeyPosted on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022Categories QuotationsTags disappointment, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Quote on view of downtown Vancouver as seen from Kitsilano Beach.

“People who expect deference resent mere civility.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Seventh Selection (1990)

Author YahooeyPosted on March 14, 2022March 13, 2022Categories QuotationsTags civility, deference, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“People often are unsure whether or not they are in love, but they generally know whether or not they are having sex.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Seventh Selection (1990)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 27, 2022January 25, 2022Categories QuotationsTags love, Mason Cooley, sexLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Seventh Selection (1990)

Author YahooeyPosted on December 19, 2021December 14, 2021Categories QuotationsTags charm, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“Memory is imagination pinned down.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

Author YahooeyPosted on November 1, 2021October 31, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Mason Cooley, memoryLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote on a picture of a mountain pond.

“Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

Author YahooeyPosted on September 20, 2021September 19, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Mason Cooley, writers3 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Quote on a picture of a wall of books in the Cuypers Library of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

Author YahooeyPosted on July 29, 2021July 27, 2021Categories QuotationsTags Mason Cooley, readingLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a picture of Tours as the background.

“Doubt is long-winded. Certainty is brief.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

Author YahooeyPosted on June 9, 2021June 6, 2021Categories QuotationsTags certainty, doubt, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.

“I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

Author YahooeyPosted on May 3, 2021May 2, 2021Categories QuotationsTags easy-going, Mason Cooley, self-interestLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The lazy manage to keep up with the earth's rotation just as well as the industrious.

“The lazy manage to keep up with the earth’s rotation just as well as the industrious.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)

Author YahooeyPosted on March 24, 2021March 22, 2021Categories QuotationsTags City Aphorisms, laziness, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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